Emmanuel "CDjr" Brito, your EVO 2014 champ for Killer Instinct and renowned Mortal Kombat and Injustice player, announced today on his Twitter stream that he is now a part of The Steam Company's pro gaming team.

SteamCo|CDjr is the second fighting games player to be signed on to the e-cigs vaping supplies maker, after SteamCo|Sanford Kelly.

Prior to joining The Steam Company's pro gaming team, CDjr had previously been sponsored by Kombat Network (KN) and Ruthless Mayhem (RM). According to Brito, now that he is a part of The Steam Co's team, KN and RM are considered sub-sponsors.

Glad to see people getting sponsors, but so many people jump on n off sponsors so frequently. I give this venture til next evo and then everyone will leave steamco for the next company looking to feed off the fame of others.

Not attacking you, but I'm not sure why a vapor company is an issue. Vaping is an alternative to smoking that doesn't harm the user or anyone around them, and The Steam Company has sponsored multiple fighting game tournaments in the past.

Sponsors usually provide players the incentive to continue playing professionally i.e making sure their player is able to get out to the big tournaments to compete. Some sponsors allow players to earn a steady income so that they can play professionally full time. If it weren't for sponsors, we wouldn't have as many players, large prize pools, frequent tournaments, along with other things. The FGC is terrified of Esports but it has a lot of pros. It does have cons as well though.

Congrats to CDjr. The man puts in a ton of work when he dissects fighting games and is a really smart person. I'm sure he'll do a lot of great things under the sponsorship.

Sponsors usually provide players the incentive to continue playing professionally i.e making sure their player is able to get out to the big tournaments to compete. Some sponsors allow players to earn a steady income so that they can play professionally full time. If it weren't for sponsors, we wouldn't have as many players, large prize pools, frequent tournaments, along with other things. The FGC is terrified of Esports but it has a lot of pros. It does have cons as well though.

Congrats to CDjr. The man puts in a ton of work when he dissects fighting games and is a really smart person. I'm sure he'll do a lot of great things under the sponsorship.

in all honesty, what are the cons to esports? i haven't heard anybody say something that wasn't along the lines of "we can't be as rowdy anymore"

Not attacking you, but I'm not sure why a vapor company is an issue. Vaping is an alternative to smoking that doesn't harm the user or anyone around them, and The Steam Company has sponsored multiple fighting game tournaments in the past.

I know, and understand that it doesn't harm anyone but the user. But I guess that's the reason why it's off putting to me. I'm not a smoker/vapor-er(?), and I don't understand why someone would cause their own harm to their body. I dunno, I've had family who've smoked and have seen the consequences.

Again, I have the highest respect for CDjr and wish him well. It is his choice to make. Btw, it's refreshing to have a civil discussion on the internet for once. But maybe it's about time I keep these opinions to myself for once.

Sponsors usually provide players the incentive to continue playing professionally i.e making sure their player is able to get out to the big tournaments to compete. Some sponsors allow players to earn a steady income so that they can play professionally full time. If it weren't for sponsors, we wouldn't have as many players, large prize pools, frequent tournaments, along with other things. The FGC is terrified of Esports but it has a lot of pros. It does have cons as well though.

Congrats to CDjr. The man puts in a ton of work when he dissects fighting games and is a really smart person. I'm sure he'll do a lot of great things under the sponsorship.

Thanks I totally get that. I work in advertising.

I'm actually looking for very specific info on the top fighting game players and their sponsorships.

I'm going to assume that MadCatz and EG are the best sponsors.

Does anyone have any insight into what they physically provide the players with? Travel? Expenses? A salary?

A lot of players complain about being broke and everything is "hella expensive", etc.

Not attacking you, but I'm not sure why a vapor company is an issue. Vaping is an alternative to smoking that doesn't harm the user or anyone around them, and The Steam Company has sponsored multiple fighting game tournaments in the past.

That's the problem though, vaping is harmful to the user. Look up the studies yourself.